Orí: a concept of destiny

For the yorubas, ori is a concept not only to define head, but also, destiny, fate. Nevertheless, most of yoruba’s iconography give strong emphasis on the head, easily seen on their big-headed sculptures and the well-known head paintings, present in religious rituals. The picture posted was my first trial painting someone’s head. Fortunately enough, my model has a great surface to work on, so let’s give it some white to begin with – with the ashe of Oshala!